Most Important Countries

[loinburger]

Most Impertinent Country

North Korea

[loinburger]

Most Important ****-trees

[BeBMan]

In a forest full of these they could have orgies of treepr0n.

[ricketyclik]

Aye! Where the men are men and the women are knot-holes in logs.

[Dinner]

I am kind of curious what their methodology was.

[The Mad Monk]

That list uses a weird, complicated algorithm to generate numbers, such that Russia appears to be only slightly behind the US. It also notes that various non-military factors such as industry, resources, and population are used. Do you have something more straightforward and less wonk-wank?

Did you try digging further?

MANPOWER - Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

Total Population: 126,919,659
Available Manpower: 54,000,000
Fit for Service: 44,000,000
Reaching Military Age Annually: 1,215,000
Active Frontline Personnel: 250,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 57,900

LAND SYSTEMS - Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

Tanks: 678
Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 2,850
Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 202
Towed-Artillery: 500
Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 99

AIR POWER - Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service.

Total Aircraft: 1,590
Fighters/Interceptors: 287
Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 287
Transport Aircraft: 481
Trainer Aircraft: 444
Helicopters: 638
Attack Helicopters: 119

NAVAL POWER - Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.
Total Naval Strength: 131
Aircraft Carriers: 3
Frigates: 0
Destroyers: 43
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 17
Coastal Defense Craft: 6
Mine Warfare: 27

[The Mad Monk]

I am kind of curious what their methodology was.

For knotholes?

[Elok]

Eh. Hadn't read about Japan's military in years, except for recent news blurbs that they were thinking about strengthening their military. I did not read those blurbs in detail, as I did not much care. You win.

[Aeson]

Um...you might want to check that.

Obviously there is a flaw in the methodology there. That says there are 54 countries that could beat Finland ...

[The Mad Monk]

Eh. Hadn't read about Japan's military in years, except for recent news blurbs that they were thinking about strengthening their military. I did not read those blurbs in detail, as I did not much care. You win.

[The Mad Monk]

Obviously there is a flaw in the methodology there. That says there are 54 countries that could beat Finland ...

You're right. Nobody could beat Finland.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Is Finland even a country?

[Bereta_Eder]

The most important country is me (+family+ loved ones)
The second is the beach

[ZEE]

I really miss Moka, you guise.

I wonder who could have scared him away?

[Moka]

The most important country is me (+family+ loved ones)
The second is the beach

Beaches and people aren't countries! I mean, like the US and China!